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Hello all I'm new to fantasy and wondering if using a larger base to represent four models, but with some sort of scene on it, is both rules legal and allowed in game-play?
I have seen some really cool 40x40mm base scenes in units of regular 25x25mm troops.
Cheers.

We refer to those as "fillers" they are actually features on the GW website today, see the blood letters are the bottom:
http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/content/blogPost.jsp?aId=15800038a

I think they are cool and add more to your army then just more generic looking soldiers, most players will be cool with them, especially if a lot of work and love is put into them. However you may have a problem with them in tournaments, it would be up to the Tournament Organizer.

Thanks for the info. Does the filler tile have to contain the same number of models as it represents? Or can you have one or two in a scene?

It's very common for fillers to have fewer models on it. Either because you want to put something larger on it, or you are missing a few models of the type you need and you use something similar instead.

Generally, you want to make sure the filler base is the same size as the amount of models it replaces, so a 40x40 base can easily replace 4 20x20 bases. Once you've taken some casualties you can remove the filler and put in normal model instead.

Everyone I've played against has been cool with fillers, if they fit the theme of the unit in some way. I have made a few myself out of dwarven scenery, and it works just fine.